I found out ravens are as smart as chimps and can figure out water displacement, which kids don't figure out until 5-7.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/a...ng-smart-birds
when I see ravines I know they are planning something. they pretty serious thinkers, and tricksters. about 8 years ago I came across a bunch of ravens in a tree 'yellin'. so fuck it, I started yelling too... lol turns out the ravens were yelling at a hawk sitting in the tree.
the hawk took off and the ravens became my friends. when I was out in the woods with my dog, the ravens would fly over head and tell me were the coyotes was. twice me and the dog had to run a bunch of coyotes off that had circled, well and old lady holding a little nasty dog. my dog made short work of running the coyotes off
the ravens would also let me know when someone was at the gate or coming up the drive every morning a bunch or green parrots would swarm the trees and the ravens had to run them off... every morning, the parrot wars!! lol
I haven't made friends with the ravens out here yet. little bit different in town.